Solid
Propellant Selection and Characterization
by Aerojet,
Thiokol, Hercules, Rocketdyne, United Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
California Institute of Technology, and NASA Lewis Research Center scientists
and engineers
An in-depth,
comprehensive, and complete reference guide for advanced composite and
double-base solid propellants, from the world's leading experts on the
subject.
You won't
find books like this on Amazon, nor in your local rocket shop. It
has all the scientific theory, chemistry, physics, and engineering information
and data you'll need to learn how to "do it right."
This
is a thick, heavy book by chemical engineers and scientists, written for
chemical engineers and scientists. It's not in any way superficial,
nor an "easy read." But if you want to get to the essentials of composite
(and double-base) solid propellant chemical engineering, here it is in
one volume.
Probably
the best book of its kind. If you design, build, test, or use solid
propellant rockets, you need this reference handbook. It's the official
NASA composite solid propellant guide. Virtually all
of the contents were--no long ago--quite secret. (We can personally
vouch for this, having worked at Aerojet-General's solid rocket plant for
more than two decades.)
The text
covers selection of propellants, propellant characterization, internal
ballistics, mechanical properties, stability, hazards, and much, much more.
It's loaded with key ballistics data, characterization theory and practice,
burn rate parameters, scientific analyses, rocketry information, and military
missile lore, providing data on all types of composite rocket and missile
propellant grains.
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Selection
of propellant type
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Performance
properties
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Internal
ballistic properties
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Mechanical
properties
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Thermal
and storage stability
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Hazard properties
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Propellant
costs
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Performance
characterization:
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Delivered
specific impulse
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Combustion
efficiency
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Nozzle efficiency
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Delivered
density-impulse
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Internal
ballistics and combustion characterization:
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Internal
ballistics
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Burning
rate
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Pressure
sensitivity of burning rate
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Temperature
sensitivity of burning rate
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Measurement
of internal ballistic properties
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Factors
in and characterization of erosive burning
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Acceleration
effects
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Oscillatory
combustion
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Radar attenuation
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Mechanical
properties characterization:
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Screening
tests
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Uniaxial
tensile properties
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Bond evaluation
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Structural
analysis properties
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Viscoelastic
and thermal properties
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Failure
properties
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Stability
characterization:
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Storage
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Binder stability
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Shelf life
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Stability
to humidity
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Ingredient
volatility
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Stability
of liner-propellant bond
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Plasticizer
migration
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Sterilization
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Space environment
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Hazard
characterization:
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Impact hazard
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Friction
hazard
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Spark hazard
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Autoignition
hazard
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Environmental
heating
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Exothermic
reactions
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Detonation
hazard
-
Toxic hazard
What kind
of composites are covered? Here's a partial list:
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Polybutadiene
(PB) composite propellants: CTPB, PBAA, PBAN
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Polyurethane
(PU) composite propellants: HTPB
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Double-base
propellants (with nitroglycerin, TEGDN, TMETN), solvent cast and extruded
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Polysulfide
(PS) composite propellants
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Polyvinyl
chloride (PVC) composite propellants, cast and extruded
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Saturated
hydrocarbon binder composite propellants
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Fluorocarbon
(FC) composite propellants, extruded and machined
And yes,
both withand
withoutmetal additives!
You'll
find details (and fine NASA-quality engineering drawings, figures, graphs
and tables) for:
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Metal additive
percentages vs burning rate and n burning rate exponent
-
Flame temperature
-
Isp range
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Density
-
Metal content
-
Ingredients
cost
-
Processing
methods
Want more?
How about this:
-
Uniaxial
mechanical properties at low, room, and high temperatures
-
Hazard properties:
50% fire impact (kg-cm), card gap (0% and 50% fire)
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DOT/Military
classifications
Chemical
data? There's plenty of chemical data, too, for oxidizers, fuels,
polymers, plasticizers, curing agents, and additives:
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Ammonium
perchlorate
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HMX
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RDX
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Al
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Beryllium
powder
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PBAN
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PBAA
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CTPB
-
HTPB
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Polysulfide
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PPG
-
PU
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Nitrocellulose
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Nitroglycerin
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Organic
esters
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Polysufide
curing mixtures
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Epoxide
resins
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TDI
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HMDI
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Aziridines
And graphs,
plenty of charts and graphs:
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Oxidizing
balance
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Effect of
O/F ratio on Isp performance efficiency
-
Isp efficiency
vs equilibrium flame temperature
-
Effect of
iron catalysts on burning rates of PBAN propellants
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Effect of
iron oxide surface area on burning-rate catalysis in PBAN propellants
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Effect of
oxidizer grind on burning rate in PBAN propellants
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Effect of
aluminum level on burning rate in PBAN propellants
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Chamber
pressure versus aluminum agglomerate size (uncoated and dichromated)
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Tailoring
aluminum content to nozzle size for peak delivered specific impulse
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Residence
time of metal additives and gases within the combustion chamber
-
Mass discharge
rates
-
Isp loss
vs
particle diameter for BATES motors
-
Delivered
density-impulse
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Influence
of heat of explosion on burning rate
-
Mesa and
plateau ballistics in double-base propellants
-
Effect of
axial spin on thrust level in composite propellant motors
This valuable
book gives the practical information you need to design and build a high-technology,
state-of-the-art composite solid propellant rocket motor.
The contents
are the result of more than 25 years of investigations by the world's largest
propulsion contractors. Literally millions of dollars were spent
obtaining this critical yet hard-to-find data.
Plus
there's a 10-page glossary of nomenclature, symbols, and definitions; 9
pages of technical references (115 different studies are listed);
... and
MUCH
more not mentioned here!
Typical
illustrations from the book (smaller than actual size)
Typical
detailed propellant engineering table
Typical
detailed engineering design calculations flow chart
Typical engineering relationships
chart (much smaller than in book)
Typical
detailed aluminum additive results illustration (PBAN)
Typical
explanation of metal additive theory
If you
design, mix, cast, cure, test, or fly serious composite rocket motors of
any size, you'll want this superb reference textbook. It’s especially
useful for “amateur” rocket builders -- with an abundance of data, esoteric
information, and once-secret lore from the world's foremost rocket builders:
Aerojet, Hercules, UTC, Thiokol, Rocketdyne, JPL, Cal Tech, and NASA.
Very
hard to find and now out-of-print, this new limited edition has been republished
by the Rocket Science Institute. It's printed with a high-resolution
laser printer (not
photocopied) on high-quality, bright-white, acid-free paper for years of
reference use. 132 pages, large and easy-to-read 11" x 8-1/2"
size. ISBN
1-878628-24-0. $26.95
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